West Ham have never been a club to scrimp on the excess so why would their Upton Park send off be any different.

Paolo Di Canio, Julian Dicks, Martin ‘Mad Dog’ Allen – not names associated with staying low key or under the radar – legends of a club laden with jubilation and altercation in equal amounts over its 112-year Boleyn residency.

And so the Hammers went out with a huge bang.

On the electric streets before kickoff, for the 94 minutes of intense and thrilling action and the elongated celebrations at full time – it was fantastic.

From Winston Reid’s 80th minute winner to Mark Noble being crowned Man of the Match, it was an atmosphere unlike anything I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing.